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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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